A brand new documentary exhibiting the choice to advertise Kimi Antonelli right into a race seat at Mercedes will air on Netflix following this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.
Titled ‘The Seat’, the 45-minute documentary premiers on Could 5 and can function the personal conversations that passed off because the workforce weighed up who to switch Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton with. Produced in partnership with the Mercedes sponsor WhatsApp, the documentary options calls and discussions between workforce principal Toto Wolff and Antonelli because the workforce prepares the younger Italian expertise to be introduced as its 2025 driver selection.
“Choosing Kimi as our race driver for 2025 was, as ‘The Seat’ paperwork, an enormous resolution,” Wolff stated. “WhatsApp performed an instrumental function on this. It was the engine that saved the whole lot shifting easily and privately, permitting our workforce to concentrate on Kimi’s growth, talk about progress, and finally talk our selection.
“We’re excited to provide F1 followers around the globe a novel perception into the method, exhibiting how we arrived at this pivotal second within the workforce’s historical past.”
The workforce describes the choice handy the rookie the chance “a once-in-a-generation driver change in Mercedes and F1 historical past”, with the trailer together with commentary on how inexperienced Hamilton’s alternative was on the time of his promotion from Components 2.
“It’s a dream come true to be an F1 driver with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Staff,” Antonelli stated. “All through the method, Toto, the workforce, and I have been in fixed communication on WhatsApp and the ‘The Seat’ reveals this course of from begin to end.
“I can’t look ahead to the world to affix us on this journey streaming the documentary on Netflix.”
Whereas WhatsApp is prominently talked about – this being the second authentic movie venture from the partnership, following one that includes Hamilton final 12 months titled ‘Push, Push’ – ‘The Seat’ is the primary to debut on Netflix.
